| I think it depends on what your end goal is.
If you want to get into Harvard Law, I think it's pretty much pointless to bicker about what will get you in, as much as I think it's pointless to bicker about what will get you into Harvard College.
If you just want to get into a decent law school to be a lawyer, you can do that easily from Chicago, as I have lots of friends who have done it.
So your chance of getting into Harvard Law is about equally slim no matter what happens, and your chance of getting into a good law school, assuming you are smart enough to get into the U of C in the first place, is very, very high. Unless you are in a situation where the amount of debt incurred by undergrad plus law school is going to limit what you do with your life, I think you're best off going to the school that suits you best.
Personally I like that Chicago doesn't give out a lot of easy A's, and my post-grad plans are much less fixed than my desire for a bang-up and challenging undergraduate education.
If working hard doesn't appeal to you and the prospect of not getting high grades has potential to crush your soul, then obviously Chicago is not the right place for you and you do not need to choose it. |